Dragan Skočić is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Croatia national under-21 team.
Skočić in 2020
Skočić with Interblock
Skočić with Foolad in 2014
Skočić in November 2019
Croatia national under-21 football team
The Croatia national under-21 football team represents Croatia in international football matches for players 21 or under. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Mladi vatreni. So far, the Mladi vatreni qualified for five UEFA European Under-21 Championships, namely in 2000, 2004, 2019, 2021 and 2023. Croatia was unable to pass the group stage until the 2021 Euro when it was eliminated in the quarter-finals, its greatest accomplishment in the European competition so far.
Bilić is one of two former U21 managers who later coached Croatia's senior team
With 28 caps, Ivanušec is the most capped player of the U21 team
Before joining the senior team Lovren played 19 matches for the U21 team
Brozović scored 7 goals for the U21 team before he was promoted to the senior team
